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Monday, May 23, 2016

Tarte Tropézienne - Tuesdays with Dorie

The second "Fancy Cake"I made this month for Tuesdays with Dorie was anelegant dessert of vanilla diplomat cream sandwiched between
layers of tender brioche.

With only two components it wasn'tdifficultbut did need some advance planning since the parts required time to chill, rest, proof etc...I did most of the work the day before, making the brioche dough (next time I may try it with this no-knead recipe) and the pastry cream. Proofing and baking the bread, finishing the filling with some whipped cream and assembling the dessert was all that remained to do next day, apart from enjoyingit, that is.

And enjoy it we did. It was quite rich but not overly sweet and I loved the contrasting textures of the cool creamy filling and crunchy topping.

About Me

I enjoy cooking and baking, and the main purpose of this blog is to record my family's favourite recipes in hopes of finally compiling the Family Cookbook. However, since I do enjoy trying new recipes, I couldn't help myself and have joined some virtual cooking/baking groups; the results of those experiments will be shared here also.